Varun Sanyal’s video—now deleted—shows a three‑hour wait at Nagoya’s convention centre before he was forced onto the Costa Serena cruise ship, a makeshift village for athletes.
The Games were slated to host about 15,000 competitors, but organizers later announced 17,000 participants, leaving them short on manpower and budget for dedicated housing.
It wasn’t just Sanyal who suffered; the same system misfiled his name, left him without food for hours, and then shuffled him between venues.
The real shock hit when he woke to find two other Indian athletes standing in his room, a repeat of the same error that had cost them a night's rest.
South Korea’s Olympic committee flagged a “serious shortage of accommodation,” and Philippine officials turned to Airbnb, highlighting a continent‑wide crisis.
Organizers released a joint statement promising “Games‑appropriate accommodation” for all pre‑registered athletes, but the chaos shows the plan is still shaky.
The next test will be the closing ceremonies tomorrow, where athletes will finally need a secure base to rest before the medal tallies are tallied.